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Mother Lode
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8.5
2 reviews
Documentary
1h 26m
2023

Jorge leaves his home and family in the outskirts of Lima to try his luck in the goldmines of the Andes, chasing the promises of the mother lode. We follow...

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Jorge leaves his home and family in the outskirts of Lima to try his luck in the goldmines of the Andes, chasing the promises of the mother lode. We follow Jorge through a journey full of omens, where reality and magical thinking blend together, as he discovers that the myth of wealth is built on sacrifices that become ever more tangible – while the boundaries between victims and oppressors get progressively vague and blurred. Mother Lode is a fable about the banality of the descent to hell in times of neoliberalism; it is a paradigm of a relentless world in which everything can be sacrificed in the name of profit.

  • DirectorMatteo Tortone
  • Release19 April 2023
  • GenreDocumentary
  • Duration1h 26m
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  • Productions

    Wendigo Films, Malfè film, C-Side Productions

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